A nice Tilshead groupe 5 straight grain from James Upshall. The wood has a beautiful natural colour. Nomenclature is very, very weak, without any doubt because of multiple polishing. One of the best Tilshead I ever laid my hands on.

And now introducing the famous Comoy’s Blue Riband. Its reputation goes beyond the Grand Slam. As the pictures do show, this pipe is in a excellent estate; the briar is magnificent. Nomenclature has fainted but is readable. A piece of history in the world of the pipe.

In all my life, I only saw two Comoy’s Royalty, this one and an other I already sold in the past. The “Royalty” probably represents a top in the art of Comoy’s, a brand name which is one of the best on the other side of the Channel. The only reproach I could make, is a very, very slight difference between stem and shank. The mouthpiece has probably been polished a couple of times separately from the pipe. The group would be 5 to 6.

A small pipe group 1 in the famous “Dunhill red” colour. This pipe wears a star which indicates a high grade briar. It’s dating from 1963, but was well preserved. The pipe for tasting your precious tobacco.

A Tilshead from James Upshall. The Tilshead pipe is in fact a James Upshall second, but is offering the same smoking capabilities. This one had a filling on the rim. The briar is magnificent and dark red. This pipe is in absolutely new condition.

Here we have a beautiful Charatan (this brand name don’t need an introduction), as nice to see as pleasant to smoke. A fantastic pipe, about a group 5. This pipe wasn’t even broken in and has no cake yet and is practically as good as new.

The most impressive Dunhill I never owned. Despite of a small burning inner side of the rim and a small burning with scratch on the outer side of the rim, this pipe only had a little cake that was entirely removed.

A stunning pipe from the regretted German craftsman Rainer Barbi. This very pipe is in a vintage estate and was not really smoked. We all know the value of a Barbi pipe: here is one at an affordable price.